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Focus Live: Detective Inspector Scott Beard on Epsom homicide investigation

Detective Inspector Scott Beard speaks to the media about the homicide investigation in Epsom. Video / Dean Purcell

Focus Live: Two dead and two injured in Epsom stabbing

Detective Inspector Scott Beard spoke to the media about the investigation into a deadly stabbing in Epsom, Auckland. Video / George Heard

Project Auckland: Phil Goff and Grant Robertson on Auckland's future growth

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff discuss the future of Auckland and the city's growth prospects.

Focus Live: World Expo a chance for NZ to reconnect with the world, PM says

The World Expo in Dubai will be a chance for New Zealand to reconnect with the rest of the globe in a post-Covid world, the Prime Minister says.

Focus Live: MetService National weather: March 18th - 20th

MetService National weather: March 18th - 20th. Video / MetService

Focus Live: MetService Wellington weather: March 19th

MetService Wellington weather: March 19th. Video / MetService

Focus Live: MetService Christchurch weather: March 19th

MetService Christchurch weather: March 19th. Video / MetService.

MetService Christchurch weather: March 18th

MetService Christchurch weather: March 18th.

MetService Auckland weather: March 18th

MetService Auckland weather: March 18th.

Focus Live: Joseph Parker named as sports star police linked to drug conspiracy

Despite not being charged, the Crown alleged Joseph Parker played a role in the importation of methamphetamine by transporting and changing currency. The 29-year-old strenuously denies the allegations.

Focus Live: Auckland moves to alert level one

Auckland moves to alert level one today after 14 days since the last community case of Covid 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

Focus Live: Two million Kiwis to be vaccinated in four months

The vaccine rollout is aiming to reach 2 million Kiwis within four months with people at higher risk if they catch Covid-19 being the next in line behind border and healthcare workers.

Focus Live: NZ Government secures 8.5 million more doses of Pfizer's Covid vaccine

New Zealand has secured an extra 8.5 million does of Pfizer's Covid vaccine - enough for every New Zealander, the Government says.

Focus Live: Auckland heading out of lockdown, rest of NZ to level 1

Auckland will go out of lockdown and drop to level 2 from Sunday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the change after five days of no cases of community transmission. The rest of the country will move to level 1.

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 community cases, six in managed isolation

There are no new positive cases of Covid-19 in the community today. There are six new cases in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 community cases but 'we're not out of the woods'

There are no new positive cases in the community - and there are four cases in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says. Bloomfield said the lack of new cases was encouraging but stressed "we're not out of the woods".

Focus Live: Pharmac review to focus on speed and transparency

A review of the government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the timeliness and transparency of its decisions.

Focus Live: 'The judgment of the entire nation' - PM on Covid rulebreakers

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she knows many New Zealanders were upset, frustrated and angry about the Covid rulebreakers which plunged Auckland into lockdown.